I was born in Fort
St. James, BC and am the youngest of 7 children (5 sisters, 1 brother
and 1 adopted brother). I live in Tache and am 18 years old. I will attend
Fort St. James Secondary School, entering Grade 12 in the upcoming school
year. After I complete grade 12, I plan to take up Culinary Arts or Visual
Arts.

While attending Eugene
Joseph Elementary School, I started to learn more about my Tl'azt'en culture
and how to speak my language. In 1998, after I learned my language I became
a member of the Drumming and Singing group. With the guidance of our Elders,
I was encouraged to lead the group. They also taught me the importance
of culture and staying in school.

During the summer,
I have being gaining job experience in Tl'azt'en Nation and am currently
working in the CURA Project as an assistant in the Improved Partnership
Stream. I am starting to learn about how the CURA Project works and hopefully
will learn skills that will help me reach my goal.

Part of my experience
was participating in Survey Research Training. During those 3 days, I
learned how to conduct surveys including critical thinking skills and
how to build and conduct a successful survey program from start to finish.
Dr. Erin Sherry taught us step by step in a surveying process, and perhaps
more importantly what questions need to be asked, and answered at every
stage.